PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Christina Tischer
AU  - Mireia Gascon
AU  - Ana Fernández-Somoano
AU  - Adonina Tardón
AU  - Aitana Lertxundi Materola
AU  - Jesus Ibarluzea
AU  - Amparo Ferrero
AU  - Marisa Estarlich
AU  - Marta Cirach
AU  - Martine Vrijheid
AU  - Elaine Fuertes
AU  - Albert Dalmau-Bueno
AU  - Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
AU  - Josep M. Antó
AU  - Jordi Sunyer
AU  - Payam Dadvand
TI  - Urban green and grey space in relation to respiratory health in children
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.02112-2015
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 1502112
VI  - 49
IP  - 6
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/49/6/1502112.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/49/6/1502112.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2017 Jun 01; 49
AB  - We assessed the effect of three different indices of urban built environment on allergic and respiratory conditions.This study involved 2472 children participating in the ongoing INMA birth cohort located in two bio-geographic regions (Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean) in Spain. Residential surrounding built environment was characterised as 1) residential surrounding greenness based on satellite-derived normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), 2) residential proximity to green spaces and 3) residential surrounding greyness based on urban land use patterns. Information on wheezing, bronchitis, asthma and allergic rhinitis up to age 4 years was obtained from parent-completed questionnaires. Logistic regression and generalised estimating equation modelling were performed.Among children from the Euro-Siberian region, higher residential surrounding greenness and higher proximity to green spaces were negatively associated with wheezing. In the Mediterranean region, higher residential proximity to green spaces was associated with a reduced risk for bronchitis. A higher amount of residential surrounding greyness was found to increase the risk for bronchitis in this region.Associations between indices of urban residential greenness and greyness with respiratory diseases differ by region. The pathways underlying these associations require further exploration.Associations between respiratory health and urban residential greenness and greyness differ by geographic region http://ow.ly/pnGJ30bqBn1